5.4.24 update problem for Waterfox

[ruboard]

starting from version 5.4.24 it stopped updating for older browsers such as waterfox classic
I didn’t see anywhere that support has been discontinued!

[ajayyy]

Nothing was changed that could be related to that. The minimum Firefox version is still the same on AMO. Maybe they changed something on their end when they added support for specifying a minimum version of Firefox for Android supported.

[ajayyy]

I'll specify a minimum version of Firefox in the manifest, maybe that will help 0bb3528

[ruboard]

unfortunately this didn't help. that would be too easy.
There are many extensions on the AMO website that do not have an install button due to compatibility, but there is a button to download a file and it works even though the minimum version of firefox 68 is specified.
For example:

[ajayyy]

That version was published in August. Try to find an an extension that has an update published recently that works to see if it is a change on amo side

[ruboard]

uaswitcher. no problems with any versions and updates. last 20.10.23
https://addons.mozilla.org/ru/firefox/addon/uaswitcher/versions/

[decembre]

Same problem for me with Waterfox (based on firefox 57).

I see it when in my addon page i ask which addon have an update:

• I see your addon
• I update it, seems ok.

But if i reopen the addon page and do the same thing,
your addon is seen as not updated.

I had a simillar problem with User-Agent Switcher by Erin Schlarb
For this one, now i can install the last version or update it
by clickinf "Add to Firefox"
or
by dragging the 'Add to Firefox" button in the URLBar.

But if i do the same thing with your, i got an error message:
"C'an't install: Addon corrupt"

Note:
To reedit this comment , i can't do in Waterfox.
I need open it in an other browser
:-(

[ajayyy]

Adding

"gecko_android": {
    "strict_min_version": "79.0"
}

to the manifest causes it to be labeled as corrupt. This is needed to function on Firefox for Android. Removing it does fix it. This seems like a bug in their web extensions implementation.

[decembre]

So you update it ?

[ajayyy]

what

[ruboard]

to the manifest causes it to be labeled as corrupt. This is needed to function on Firefox for Android. Removing it does fix it. This seems like a bug in their web extensions implementation.

Is any solution possible?

[ajayyy]

Not supporting both android and waterfox at the same time

[decembre]

Haaa... i suspecded something like that :-(

[ruboard]

I disassembled .xpi, deleted the above lines, put it back together, the extension was installed.
Now all updates will have to be installed manually?

[decembre]

I disassembled .xpi, deleted the above lines, put it back together, the extension was installed. Now all updates will have to be installed manually?

I trying to do the same thing using 7-Zip but fail...
Have you a link that explain how to do that ?

[ruboard]

I did it in winrar, but it's the same as 7-Zip
renamed xpi to zip, edited it, and packed it back into zip and then renamed it to xpi

[decembre]

I did it in winrar, but it's the same as 7-Zip renamed xpi to zip, edited it, and packed it back into zip and then renamed it to xpi

I did that and it work!
:-)

After different bad test,
For info, here a working and detailed explanation:

• I take the original xpi
• Rename it to .zip
• Decompress it in a folder of the same name than the original .xpi (seen in the 7-Zip menu)
• Edit with Notepad++ its manifest.jon
• Remove in it and save it :
  ,
"gecko_android": {
"strict_min_version": "79.0"
}
• Select all the items previously decompressed and ZIP it to the same name than the original XPI.
• Change its .zip extension to .xpi
• Drag it to Waterfox ...

And it's OK!
:-)